Tabletop & RPGs
160 sites
https://tradgames.org.uk/
Created by James Masters, this comprehensive reference site documents the history and rules of traditional games from around the world, spanning board games, pub games, table games, and lawn games across centuries and cultures. From Chess and Go to obscure ancient games like Tafl and Fanorona, it is a richly detailed encyclopedia that the author notes has been widely copied and plagiarised across the internet.
http://users.dircon.co.uk/~warden/ww2
Megablitz is a dedicated site covering operational-level wargaming set in World War 2, featuring miniature figures, infantry, tanks, artillery, and naval units. It serves as a hub for enthusiasts of the Megablitz ruleset and tabletop miniature wargaming at a large-scale strategic level.
http://justaddwater-bedford.blogspot.com/
Bedford's miniature painting and wargaming blog covers detailed techniques for painting historical armies, including Late Romans, Sassanians, and fantasy figures. Posts dive deep into speed-painting methods, contrast paint experiments, and getting units battle-ready on the tabletop without sacrificing quality.
http://aristobit.com/pelican
Jeffrey Miller's campaign blog for a Lyonesse/Amber tabletop RPG game, featuring detailed character write-ups, house rules, and setting material for the Lords of Gossamer and Shadow system. The site offers illustrated character profiles, original rules expansions like a mechanics system for Secrets, and thoughtful meta commentary on the campaign world.
http://sfsfw.org/
The Society of Fantasy and Science Fiction Wargamers (SFSFW) is an international organization dedicated to promoting fantasy and sci-fi themes within the tabletop wargaming hobby. Visitors can browse past articles from the society's gaming journal Ragnarok, find member discounts from hobby companies, and learn about SFSFW awards and events.
http://elfmaidsandoctopi.blogspot.com/2023/05/d100-magic-guild-demands.html
Elfmaids & Octopi is Christopher Tamm's prolific old-school tabletop RPG blog packed with random tables, homebrew rules, and imaginative worldbuilding content spanning settings like Planet Psychon, Xor, and Gamma Aeon. This particular post offers a d100 table of Magic Guild Demands, one of hundreds of game-ready resources that make this a treasure trove for OSR dungeon masters.
https://frugalgm.com/
Frugal GM, run by Christopher Stogdill, is a long-running blog dedicated to helping tabletop RPG game masters find free and budget-friendly resources, from printable maps to full rulesets. Posts regularly highlight Pay-What-You-Want tools, DriveThruRPG sales, and community finds that make running tabletop games more affordable.
http://bakkster.com/
Mark L. Bakke's Night Owl Mk. II is a personal hub built around wargaming and open philosophical debate, featuring a wargamers' homepage listing directory, a collectable card game project called GROGNARD, and the WCW Nitro Trading Card Game. Visitors can also engage with philosophy of life essays covering topics like religion, evolution, abortion, and politics, making it a surprisingly eclectic destination for grognards and armchair philosophers alike.
https://blog.d4caltrops.com/2023/07/spoor-sign-or-tracks-traces-by-type.html
d4 Caltrops is a tabletop RPG blog by ktrey focused on old-school gaming tools, random tables, and wilderness encounter resources. This particular post offers a detailed categorized d100 table of creature tracks and traces designed to help game masters improvise with Overloaded Encounter and Hazard Dice systems.
https://members.tripod.com/hsr_historicalgames/index.html
Historical Strategy Re-Creations (HSR) is the home of Strategic Naval Gunnery, a multi-player historical wargame focused on surface ship combat and naval gunnery campaigns across multiple eras. The site showcases annotated screenshots, After Action Reports, and scenario replays that bring battles like Tsushima to life for both solo and multiplayer Windows gameplay.